Molly WhiteFeb 14, 2023
the past ~month or so i've suddenly started seeing a bunch of people in crypto and in the financial regulatory/enforcement world who are unironically excited about crypto because of the financial surveillance it could empower, and that scares the shit out of me
Show threadMolly WhiteFeb 14, 2023

the other day i was listening to a conversation about how "algorithms" could detect criminal activity occurring on public ledgers in real time to automatically alert law enforcement, or be programmed into the money itself to stop transactions.

anyone know any good welders?

Show threadMolly White

i run into people somewhat regularly who think that because i don't like crypto, i support unfettered government/LEO surveillance of personal finances.

like, no, that's part of WHY i don't like crypto

Feb 14, 2023 at 7:05pmWeb
Show threadMolly WhiteFeb 14, 2023
(and yes, for god's sakes, i know about monero and all the rest)
Show threadOliver HuntFeb 15, 2023
@molly0xfff don't people generally just do <X amount of bitcoin or whatever>->{monero, etc}-><approximately X bitcoin again> in a way that is relatively easily traceable anyway?
Show threadMolly WhiteFeb 14, 2023

one of the first things i ever wrote about crypto. january 2022.

https://blog.mollywhite.net/abuse-and-harassment-on-the-blockchain/

Abuse and harassment on the blockchain

In the frenzy to attract venture capital funding and draw new users and investors into blockchain technologies, 'how will this technology be used to harass and abuse people?' is going unasked. While blockchain proponents speak about a 'future of the web' based around public ledgers, anonymity, and immutability, those of us who have been harassed online look on in horror as obvious vectors for harassment and abuse are overlooked, if not outright touted as features.

Show threadphilpaxFeb 14, 2023
@molly0xfff Honestly incredible how much you've managed to shift the discourse in just one year. W3IGG was a fresh breath of air.
Show threadKevin Karhan Feb 15, 2023

@molly0xfff that's why all #Cryptocurrencies but #Monero are #PostPrivacy - #Shitcoins.

Bonus points when you have an #Ethereum wallet, because one can just literally taint it with OFAC violations using #TornadoCash:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7gaqhF-wrQ

US Sanctions Tornado Cash, But the Blockchain is Ungovernable

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Show threadKevin Karhan Feb 15, 2023
@molly0xfff And yes that basically means anyone can taint anybody's wallet...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwBnf-e1PY8
Tornado Cash (Crypto dApp) added to US Sanctions List - Explanation

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Show threadKevin Karhan Feb 15, 2023

@molly0xfff and yes that shit already happens:

People basically doing the closest to what I'd call #CryptoSwatting: Framing someone with shit so that they'll get nonconsensual visitors...
https://youtu.be/x7gaqhF-wrQ?t=291

US Sanctions Tornado Cash, But the Blockchain is Ungovernable

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Show threadKevin Karhan Feb 15, 2023
@molly0xfff And that's why all #cryptocurrencies besides #Monero are just #Shitcoins and inherently bad - period!
Show threadQuestFeb 15, 2023

@kkarhan @molly0xfff

Don't forget about CryptoTrolling.

SoyBoyFried (SOYCONMAN) token.

https://etherscan.io/token/0x1c62094fd1260b5298feae54675c84b54c89a60d

SoyBoyFried (SOYCONMAN) Token Tracker | Etherscan

SoyBoyFried (SOYCONMAN) Token Tracker on Etherscan shows the price of the Token $0.00, total supply 10,000,000,000, number of holders 7 and updated information of the token. The token tracker page also shows the analytics and historical data.

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Show threadKevin MarksFeb 14, 2023

@molly0xfff Did you listen to Michael Lewis talking about this?
Against the Rules with Michael Lewis: On Background: Bad Actors on the Blockchain

Episode webpage: https://omny.fm/shows/against-the-rules-with-michael-lewis/on-background-bad-actors-on-the-blockchain

Media file: https://chtbl.com/track/39E17/podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/f4e26994-3ddb-4ec7-b855-ae32006cd5de/f237f7c3-ab01-46bb-9bf0-afa90002dd15/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=ea4fae0c-3282-4cfd-b315-ae32006c d5ec

On Background: Bad Actors on the Blockchain - Against the Rules with Michael Lewis

For his next book, Michael Lewis wants to find out how investigators manage to trace the murky trail of illicit crypto. Cryptocurrency started with the dream of cash changing hands without a trace. But that dream has turned into a nightmare for many would-be criminals. A new field has emerged of data geeks and law-enforcement experts trying to find out who’s behind transactions on the blockchain. Michael calls up Andy Greenberg, senior cybersecurity writer for WIRED and author of “Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency” to find out how investigators crack the code of crypto.  Questions for Michael? Submit them by visiting atrpodcast.com.